Jim Uhls to write Trent Reznor’s HBO miniseries Year Zero

Jim Uhls (“Fight Club”) has been hired to write the miniseries Year Zero. The series is based on the 2007 album by Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails [via the live feed | THR]:

Based on the 2007 album by Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails, the concept recording criticizes the U.S. government — specifically the Bush years — and presents a dystopian vision of the year 2022. Reznor has already adapted the album into an alternate reality game.

The sci-fi miniseries is a co-production of HBO and BBC Worldwide Productions.